There was no offensive punch from the Jaguars and thus no answer when N.C. State got off to a fast start. Again, the 0-for-11 showing on third down for the Jags stiffled drives and put the football back in Mike Glennon's hands and he knew what to do.

KEY MOMENT

When Glennon, who threw for three touchdowns, connected on a 44-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter to give N.C. State a 14-0 lead. The receiver got behind the South Alabama defense and the quickness of the scores put a dent in the Jags' gameplan.

3 STARS OF THE DAY

QB Ross Metheny: Receiving more playing time, Metheny was 14-of-20 passing for 189 yards and the Jags' only touchdown on an 8-yard pass to Jereme Jones. His throws of 43 yards to Corey Besteda and 21 to Demetre Baker set up the score that capped a four-play, 72-yard drive.

LB Jake Johnson: The Jags' leading tackler last season and thus far this season had a school record 11 solo tackles and 14 for the game. He was a force for the defense as he has been since arriving on campus.

RB Demetre Baker: Produced 100 yards of total offense. He has 45 yards rushing, which was tops for the Jags, but made just as big an impact as a receiver. He caught five passes (tops for the Jags in the game) for 55 yards.

WHAT FANS ARE SAYING?

Where's the offense? They have heard a lot about the new spread attack and got a look at what it might be in the season-opener against Texas-San Antonio, scoring 31 points and moving the football. But the past two games have produced just three field goals and one touchdown and a 2-of-23 showing on third-down conversion tries.

CALL OF THE DAY

Ross Metheny's 43-yard pass to Corey Besteda on the first play of the Jags' lone scoring drive. They had little option, trailing 31-0 at the time, but the play worked well, Metheny made an accurate throw and Besteda a nice catch for one of five plays of more than 20 yards for the Jags.

WHERE DID HE COME FROM?

Corey Besteda has been there all along, he just hasn't had many chances previously. In the Jags' first two games he had four catches for 49 yards, 25 of those yards coming on one catch. Against N.C. State, he had three catches for 68 yards.

ROUGH DAY

Not to be redundant, but this one goes to the offense and it's 0-for-11 showing on third-down conversions.

NEXT WEEK

The road gets tougher as South Alabama travels to Starkville, Miss., to face No. 23-ranked Mississippi State. It will be the first SEC team the Jags have ever faced and the first ranked opponent USA has played. The Bulldogs held off another Sun Belt team, Troy, on the Trojans' home field on Saturday for a 30-24 win. MSU is 3-0.